, 1887-02-10
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Jone.. oE Oregon, -Hll. Justice OF Hasl-
ius;5a Territory, znH 5'ran4 :. Lzuu,
Of low. associate justice IL phase OF
5aose Jones Is we'll zaewA, especia!Iy
to ta. .4s.aharz pr t.., la.a! gsyiassion.
lie Ias lsv,G a. Portland fof .5out two
yaa.s5 as7juI s-ao7sl n that placJ grom
81. Paul. LLg 30 member - the legal
G:sa oE s5--aa S- z5ssslel. ana Is = lawyer
in good =saali.; aut o5 q high order ot
ability. &c IS aa5u. aEsy years cid. In
personal aFteaFaEca, LIS l. tali ana port
y, s=i4hias rroaably 25G pounds, He
ms Il smooth face, ilII and round, and a
clear bright eye.
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SaS FaAreasco, Eet. -3.-The branch
oE the Prgot Sound COLONY Company.
projected BY @. Y. Smith, Of Seattle. "
z. held e meeting at metropolitan
TenPIs last night. Tho statement was
made t';t = part Of the San Francisco
delegation viii loavo here ELRy lat and
tb"t already members have been sout to
tbo colony site to plant vegetables and
cereals for the members who VIII arrive
in May. i letter was read IRON GeEeTal
Manager Smith, wio is ROW east, stating
that there are many Industrious people
there Who are poor and desire 10 join
the colony. He proposed the price of
the SO second series of lots be reduced
to GU, a2d that they be allowed 20 pay
the rowaiado; Of tho purchase price in
iustailmouts as .II=y make mooney. The
proposition was considered. but the sub
ject was postponed Lii next meeting.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IA special dis
patch to the Bulletin, from New York,
quoting from London dispatch, says
Miss Calhoun, fa2cee Of Senator Hearsts
son, has engaged passage on the Cunard
Iiae steamer and will sail from New
York Saturday. She bade fair to be-
come an ornament to the London stage,
from which she has retired to marry
young Hearst.
7iarEied s5- Pr0xy.
CHICAGO, Feb. Ut was announced
tonight that the condemned anarchist
August Spies and Miss Nina Van Zands
were married by psoxy on Saturday even
ing. The marriage ceremony was per-
formed by Justice Englehardt, Spies be-
ing represented by his brother Henry.
From the Justices Office the bride went
to the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand
Spies, and there remained over night.
Contrary to the general impression,
Sheriff Mattison's order refusing Miss
Van Handt admission to the jail 5ailed
to cause the couple 20 abandon their
project. Assisted by the relatives of
Spies, Mss Van Z2aa. =. ones sc, G'>oGt
for the marriage b. prO2y.
Organization OF Alaska.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-The House
committee on Territories today favor
ably considered the bill foc tie erganiza-
tion Of the Territory OF Alaska. The bill
provides for the establishment of a civil
government over all the country ceded
by Russia to tEe United States under
the name OF '1Alaaka" and dc,.ignases the
town Of 5itka the seat Of government.
1t also provides that the Territory shall
be entitled TO delegate in the national
house OF representatives to be elected by
the qualified voters OF the Territory.
Washington News.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The Legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
by the appropriation committee
to the house, makes total appropriation
Of $50, ,286, $40, which is less than the ap-
for the current year by
$41S,545. The estimates aggregated
S21 ,173.000. Among the legislative fea-
lures contained in the bill is "a proviso
that no part of the money appropriated
for the civil service commission is to be
used until tho commission repeats the
rule forbidding the appoint of applicants
over the age of 40 years.
oFFICEs To BE ABOLISHED.
It is provided that after July, 1888, all
offices Ct surveyors general shall be abol-
ished, and the records of the offices
turned over to the commissioner of tho
general land Office, who is charged with
the performance of all the duties now
performed by the surveyors general un-
der the direction of the secretary Of the
interior.
ADJUSTING SALARIES.
The salary OF the assistant treasurer
at Chicago is increased from $500 TO
$1,000, while reduction from S45O0 to
$1,000 is made in the salaries of assis-
tant treazurera at Cincinnati, ST. Louis
and San Francisco.
The salary Of the governor of Alaska
and the judge OF that territory are re-
ducei from $1,000 to $4,000 and $25OO, re-
spectively.
The salaries of the committee of Indian
affairs, and the committee of the general
land Office are increased from $4,000 to
$4,000.
The salaries of the first assistant post
master general and superintendent OF
the free delivery service are each in
creased $500. Provision is made for one
additional district judge at $4,000 and
one ct $500.
IMPROVEMENTS or THE WILLAMETTE.
The secretary OF war today sent TO con-
gress reports from the engineer corps
q plan for the raVotting of
the banka OF the Willamette river for
about 6OOG feet near the city of Corvallis.
Or, in order to prevent q threatened
change in the channel by which Corval-
lis will be left at considerable distance
from the river ard navigation greatly
impaired. I. is estimated that the work
viii cost about $4,000,
RzsIGNATIoJ ACCEPTED.
The president has accepted the resig-
aation Of Gen. 2. II. 3. Young. of Geor-
gia, as consul general az 81. Petersburg,
but IS y5t has not selscted his successor.
TGtch repairing neatly aud carefully
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